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J.J. DiBenedetto

Dream Child (Dreams, book 3)

Synopsis

"I would give anything to take this away from her. I would gladly go back to having the nightmares myself – the very worst ones, the ones that had me waking up screaming in a pool of my own vomit – rather than see Lizzie go through this..."
As a resident at Children's Hospital, Sara can handle ninety hour workweeks, fighting to save her young patients from deadly childhood diseases. But she's about to be faced with a challenge that all her training and experience haven't prepared her for: her four-year-old daughter has inherited her ability to see other people's dreams...
"Dream Child" is the suspenseful third novel in the "Dreams" series.

Author Biography

J.J. (James) DiBenedetto was born in Yonkers, New York. He attended Case Western Reserve University, where as his classmates can attest, he was a complete nerd. Very little has changed since then.
He currently lives in Arlington, Virginia with his beautiful wife and their cat (who has thoroughly trained them both). When he's not writing, James works in the direct marketing field, enjoys the opera, photography and the New York Giants, among other interests.
The "Dreams" series is James' first published work.

Author Insight

An evening with Sara

Lizzie was such a fun character to write in this book, and this scene shows all the energy that a four-year-old has.
Sara is quite used to Lizzie's energy and curiousity and she's mastered the art of dealing with it, as you can read...

Book Excerpt

Dream Child (Dreams, book 3)

As we leave the hotel, I briefly consider going into one of the shops I’ve seen in the neighborhood to look for something new to wear to the hospital Christmas party next Saturday night. But I doubt Lizzie will sit still for that, so I dismiss the idea. We'll just wander around until, hopefully, she gets tired.

“Do you like Washington, honey?”

Lizzie nods repeatedly. “Yes, Mommy! But I miss Daddy. And Ben and Steffy.”

I squeeze her hand as we walk past the entrance to the zoo. “Me too. But Daddy will be here tomorrow, and then Sunday we’ll be home and you’ll see your brother and sister.”

That’s good enough for her, especially with so many things all around to distract her:

“No, we can’t go into the zoo now, they’re closed.”

“Yes, I’m sure the animals all have someplace nice and warm to sleep.”